CEPA Francisco Largo Caballero Finland Dec ‘12

1.DEMOGRAPHY

ABSOLUTELY AGREE items: 3,13,15,19,21,23,25 AGREE items: 1,7,11,17 ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE items: 5 & 9 Please rate the following statements, where 1 is “I absolute don’t agree with this” and 10 is „I fully agree with this”!

Out of these results we can infere some GENERAL CONCLUSIONS: Most of the surveyees “absolutely agree” in that: creativity can be APPLIED IN EVERYTHING (equally in both private as well as professional life) it OPENS OUR MIND and emotions, it fosters EFFECTIVENESS in our work and MOTIVATION of employees. These people like NEW CHALLENGES and new situations, and think that creative individuals feel HAPPIER.

They “agree” in that: people need TIME to be creative, they like DIFFICULT situations outside the daily routine they normally find CREATIVE solutions in their jobs.

They more “absolutely disagree” with the necessity of experiencing new IMPULSES and new SITUATIONS every day with the INSPIRATION of others to be creative.

ABSOLUTELY AGREE Creativity can be applied in everything It opens our mind and emotions Effectiveness in work and motivation of employees Like new challenges and new situations Creative indiciduals are happier AGREE People need time to be creative. They like difficult situations. Creative solutions in their jobs. ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE Need of experimenting new impulses and situations every day. Inspiration in others to be creative.

WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAVE BEEN CREATIVE? YESTERDAY, EVERY DAY, FREQUENTLY I drew, wrote, dramatized Crafts I looked for new solutions HOW DID IT AFFECT YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT? I felt better and the others too More confidence and acceptation More motivation

What do you think of creative people?  More intelligent  Richer human and personally  More open  More sensitive with others’ problems  Ingenious  Impressive  Indispensable

I usually try to find creative solutions in my work……………….  Doing new activities  Starting new projects  Looking for new situations  Formulating different questions  Designing different things

I like new chanllenges and new situations in order to…. SHARE NEW EXPERIENCES LEARN NEW WORK TECHNICS MOTIVATE OTHERS CHANGE THE DAILY ROUTINE BE MORE CONFIDENT MYSELF AND IN MY WORK

Creativity can be applied in everything In social, work and family relations Cooking It’s a way of living, a personality feature and so it shows up in everything

People need time to be creative Lack of time and being overwhelmed hinder creativity Shame prevents us from showing our creative capacity “negative” experience Creativity springs from a necessity and spontaneously (though it can be trained) Creativity needs a relaxed atmosphere It’s always necessary to count on some time to create something “positive” experience

Anytime we create, we open our mind It sharpens your mind It makes you more capable, highlights your self esteem It makes everything possible It gives you inner strength Creativity opens our mind

Creativity opens us emotionally It helps us control our emotions It shoots up emotions It makes you feel better Emotional implication and love make you more creative Creativity brings us to show our emotions with no complex

Creativity enhances effectiveness at work NO Absolutely YES It helps minimize stress It helps motivate those around us

Creativity enhances motivation in the employees A creative manager would foster Collaboration Acceptance of opposite points of view Creativity If the manager is not creative S/he brings up frustration